The narrative mawwāl is rarely sung without music accompanying it. Music is an essential element in the structure of the mawwāl as it contributes to the expression of different situations with which the mawwāl teems and reflects the general image the mawwāl portrays. Mawwāl is characterized by nonlinear musical structure where the singer/narrator is free to improvise; such improvisation occurs whenever he raises his voice. The beat of the mawwāl is said not to be evident (الموال في الغناء العربي);
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2 Theorizing Alternative and Mainstream Media This chapter provides definitions of alternative and mainstream media and puts these two media categories into political context. It then explores different binary and convergent theoretical approaches to studying the alternative-mainstream media spectrum. 2.1 Defining Alternative and Mainstream Media The contemporary U.S. media market can be virtually divided into two niches – the niche of alternative media and the niche of mainstream media. Alternative
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married and had three children. He died in 1324‚ and was buried in San Lorenzo. His pioneering journey inspired Christopher Columbus[4] and many other travellers. There is a substantial literature based on his writings. Polo influenced European cartography‚leading to the introduction of fra Mauro map. The exact time and place of Marco Polo’s birth are unknown‚ and current theories are mostly conjectural. One possible place of birth is Venice’s former contrada of San Giovanni Crisostomo‚ which is
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CGE526 – PETROLEUM GEOLOGY Geology Geology is basically the science which is related to the study of the origin of the Earth including the history and its life‚ the materials that made it up‚ the structure of the materials and the processes acted upon them. It also deals with the study of the organisms that have inhabited the planet and the structure of a specific region of the Earth involving the rocks‚ soils‚ mountains‚ fossils and other features. The word geology was first known used in
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------------------------------------------------- Spratly Islands From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Spratlys" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Paracel Islands. Spratly Islands | Disputed islands | | Spratly Islands | Geography | Location | South China Sea | Coordinates | 10°N 114°ECoordinates: 10°N 114°E | Total islands | over 750 | Major islands | Taiping Island Namyit Island Northeast Cay Sin Cowe Island Southwest Cay Spratly Island Swallow Reef Thitu
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Northeastern University Studies in American Fiction: Volume 34 Number 2 (Autumn 2006) October 01‚ 2006 Studies in American Fiction John Cheever’s Shady Hill‚ or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the suburbs Keith Wilhite University of Iowa Recommended Citation Wilhite‚ Keith. "John Cheever’s Shady Hill‚ or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the suburbs." Studies in American Fiction 34.2 (2006): 215-240. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d10016661 This work is available open access
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originally a poor farm boy‚ explored and mapped vast uncharted areas of the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. However‚ James Cook was not only’ an explorer. He can also be called a scientist he managed to introduce new principles into seafaring and cartography. For better understanding‚ the paper is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is the introduction‚ which throws light on the purpose and structure of the paper. The second chapter is a brief introduction
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Lewis and Clark: the Imperialist of America‚ 1803 -1806 The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1803 to 1806‚ was a very important adventure‚ which had significant bearings on the whole of the American nation; declaring American sovereignty in the West‚ advancing American trade‚ and promoting peace between Indian tribes‚ while attempting to establish a peaceful and profitable relationship with the Native Americans. Thus‚ Lewis and Clark are viewed as ¡§brave adventurers who went where no one had gone
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THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF A PERFECT POLICY The UNCLOS supposedly has the ultimatum to govern the global-territorial policy for inter-country armistice‚ but recent events have contradicted this supposed all-abiding global supremacy. The Scarborough Shoal dispute somewhat poses itself as an argumentative testimony against the jurisdiction and power of the Law of the Seas; precisely because not all countries accustom the UNCLOS as their basis for territorial sovereignty and economic jurisdiction‚ possibly
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Buckminster Fuller Buckminster Fuller was born in Milton‚ Masachusetts‚ U.S.A (1895-1983). He was an American engineer and architect who sought to express the technology and needs of modern life in buildings and enclosures of space. Fuller was a research professor at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) from 1959 to 1968. In 1968 he was named university professor‚ in 1972 distinguished university professor‚ and in 1975 university professor emeritus. Queen Elizabeth II awarded Fuller the Royal
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